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Tyus Lundy Hansford
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Tyus Lundy Hansford
8/22/1822 - 8/6/1878
(Shown at age 40)
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Tyus Lundy Hansford was born on August 22, 1822 in Morgan, Georgia and died on August 6, 1878 in Altha, Florida. He lived to be 55 years old.
He was a a doctor and a minister. He married Judith Ann Davis (1823-1900) in Calhoun Co. on (6/14/1840). Judith's parents were George B. & Mary Davis of Fayette,GA.
Tyus and Judith's children:
Mary R. (1841)
John M.(1844)
Martha Ann.(1846)
George Lundy(1849)
Johnanna(1853)
Charles Meggs(1856)
James Monroe(1857)
Sarah Frances(1858)
William Davis(1861)
Emily Harriett (1865)
John Dillard(1868)
Tyus and his son in law Henry S. Stone built Hansford's mill just before the Civil War. It was located on Grumbles Creek just east of Altha, FL in Calhoun County.
Chipola Primitive Baptist Church was founded in 1870 by Tyus and was bulid by 1873. He preached the first sermon on (9/4/1874).
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 | Census | 10/11/1850 | Division 4 FL (Jackson County) | 28 yrs old | | Listed as family #36: T. L. Hansford (age 28), Ann (age 25), Mary Ann (age 8), Martha Anne E. (age 6), and George L. (age 2). T.L. is a blacksmith. Everyone was born in GA except the youngest child who was born in FL. |
| Census | 7/17/1860 | Ochesse FL (Calhoun County) | 37 yrs old | Recorded as family #19: LT (age 37),
Ann (age 35),
Mary R (age 17),
Martha (age 14),
George (age 11),
John A (age 7),
Charles (age 6),
James H (age 4),
Francis (age 2) and
Ann (age 2 years, 12 months). L.T. is a Baptist Minister and estimated the value of his personal estate to be $250. The parents and oldest child was born in GA. Everyone else was born in FL.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Other | 10/28/1868 | FL (Calhoun County) | 46 yrs old | | I hereby appoint William A. Whiteifield Deputy Sheriff for the County of Calhoun to serve until the County of Calhoun of the present towns of the ---? ----? of Calhoun County. Signed, T. L. Hansford, Sheriff. |
| Census | 7/11/1870 | Marianna FL (Jackson County) | 47 yrs old | Londa (male, age 48),
Ann (age 44),
Charles (age 17),
John A (16),
William (15),
Bill (7),
Fannie (10),
Sallie (5), and
John (2)
Larkins Fillace (male, age 1) and
Lena Long (female, age 13) are also living with the family.
Londa is a farmer and estimates the value of his personal estate to be $400. He and his wife were born in GA and the children in FL.
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1870: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Other | 1/1/1873 | FL (Calhoun County) | 50 yrs old | Chipola Primitive Baptist Church - First Membership record included the following men and their families: Joseph Cutts, Elisa Cutts, James Dickens, George Hansford, James Peacock, W.E. Moore, Richard Babeth, Benjamin Neel, John McClellan, Benoni Thomas, Philip Tyrus, Morgan Burk, John Davis, John Alday, John Lacy, Robert Nixon, and Robert Mcintosh. The elders were: Tyus L. Hansford and Wyllis Musgrove. The deacons were Silas H. Stone and Thomas Johnson. The clerk was S.A. Beachump.
The first sermon preached in this church was on September 4, 1874, by Tyus Lundy Hansford.
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 8/6/1878 | Chipola Cem. FL (Calhoun County) | 55 yrs old | | Tyras Lundy HANSFORD
- Aug.22, 1822
to Aug. 1878 and wife, Judith Ann HANSFORD
1823 - 1900
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Tyus Hansford's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Tyus, his family, and friends. For example, Tyus is 8 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
1823 |
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula. |
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1824 |
Tallahassee is established at the capital of Florida because it is half-way between the two government centers in St. Augustine and Pensacola. The Legislative Council meets in November in a log house erected in the vicinity of today's capitol. |
| 13 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
| 15 |
1837 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In October, Chief Osceola of the Seminole Indians is captured when he arrives for supposed truce negotiations at Fort Payton. He is imprisoned at St. Augustine, FL where he refuses to eat and attempts to escape several times. In December he is moved to a prison in SC where he dies on January 20, 1838. At the time of his death, Osceola was the most famous American Indian. |
| 20 |
1842 |
Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years. |
| 20 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 23 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 28 |
1850 |
Florida's total population has grown to 87,445. This includes about 39,000 slaves and 1,000 free blacks. Indians were not counted. |
| 33 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 39 |
1861 |
No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later. |
| 42 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 43 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 43 |
1865 |
May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east. |
| 48 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
1823 |
December 8 - Decatur County formed. |
| 2 |
1824 |
December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed. |
| 3 |
1825 |
Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed. |
| 4 |
1826 |
January 24 - Treaty of Washington abrogates Treaty of Indian Springs. The Creeks cede a smaller area and are allowed to remain on their lands until January 1, 1826. |
| 5 |
1827 |
December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot. |
| 8 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
| 9 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
| 10 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
| 11 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
| 14 |
1836 |
Seminoles massacre Major Francis L. Dade and his 103 man command. This starts the second Seminole War.
February - Battle of Hitchity.
March 27 - Colonel J.W. Fannin and his Georgian's executed by order of Santa Ana at Goliad on Palm Sunday.
July - Battle of Brushy Creek.
July 3 - Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp.
July 27 - Battle of Echowanochaway Creek. |
| 15 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
| 16 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
| 25 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
| 28 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 29 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 30 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 31 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 32 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 34 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 35 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 36 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 48 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 53 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
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| 8 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 17 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 22 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 31 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 34 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 37 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 43 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 47 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 55 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
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| 6 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 12 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 39 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 40 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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| 8 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 13 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 15 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 18 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 20 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 33 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 38 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 40 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 41 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 43 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 46 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 53 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 54 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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 | Judith Davis
Born on January 14, 1823 and died on June 26, 1900.
They were married 6/14/1840.
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The Children of Tyus Lundy Hansford
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Johnanna Hansford
Born somewhere in Florida on April 10, 1856 and died in Calhoun Co., Florida on September 14, 1930. She was 74 years old.
She married Jasper Musgrove on Feb.26th 1873. They were married at her home by Sim Musgrove.
Children: Martha (1879-bef.1885), John (1881), Mary (1883), Georgian(3/1887) Charlie T.(2/1890 - 1954) ...
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Sarah Frances Hansford
Born somewhere in Florida on an unknown day in March 1859 and died somewhere in Florida about 1957. She was about 97 years old.
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